Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-19
Mr. Hay Explains His Attitude Toward
MIR. Larnerss COmmietee.

| THE COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDR ED
| Mr. Hay Explains His Attitude Toward
\ Mr. Larncr's Committee.
he pIscLArNs ANY INTENTION OF 'cHEwMe up TIE
coMxrrrEE-A PERSONAL EXPLANATION AND RE-
| PLY BIT Mr.. LARNER-TH8 MEETING LAST nigel
LITTLE BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
| sNo report" was the response made last evening
at the meeting of the Citizens Committee of one
Hundred, as one subcommittee after another was
| called by the president, Mr.. Fendal It became
| business before the committee. Mr. w. J. Frizzell,
| from the committee on road and bridges, stated
| that the committee hoped 70 make at its next
\ meeting, report upon needed improvements, GOV.
erng all Of the county section. He called atten-
ton 10 the fact that the estimates OF the Commits
sioners, published. included nearly all the roads
that the committee had asked to have improved.
Mr. C. N. Robinson, OF Northeast Washington,
asked II the steam-railroad committee would have
report, and why there had been no report from
that committee
Mr.. C. h. Church, chairman OF the steam railroad
committee, said his committee had been hard al
WORK and was stu at work, but had not yet been
Mr.. $ II. Walker presented the resolutions
ADOPTED Dy Association No. 3 proposing the a.Olf-
ton OF the present waterrate system, and that the
general fund Mr. K T. Morseil presented the form
of bill 10 amend the laws relating to the convey.
anchg and devislng OF real estate In the District
BON COMMUNICATIONS were properly referred.
THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY.
Mr.. S. c. Clarke offered q resolution shat this
| committee favors and recommends as OF world
wide national and International importance the
selection OF q site for our new Naval Observatory
precisely on the seventy seventh meridian of Ion
In England, making the meridian lines OF the two
Identical, and practically making washington
jointly the prime meridian or the world-thus re-
20 hofu 10 0n
g1tudna line and the longitude in fact or between
the apparent and the actual longitude and the
labor In computations and much perplexity In cal
culations aud reckonings for all time to come. I"
This was referred TO the committee on public res
Mr.. 8. II. Walker desired to call upon the COM
mittee on schools for a report matters referred
toM; pr. Rey6urn, the chairman, was not present
derstood the chairman had report to submit.
MR.. HAYS PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
The business before the committee having been
| disposed Of Mr.. E. B. Hay was granted permission
to make a personal explanation Az the
TO leave before adjournment, and after he
had gone remarks were made, ard It
Correctly, he , Stood in misrepresented ghI be-.
lore this committee. lie referred TO the remarks
made by Mr.. Noble ID. Larner. Mr.. Larner Mr..
endeavor1ng to chew up his MR. Larner's) commit
Tee. He expected to be chewed up, but not by the
speaker. VERY little did expect said Mr.. Hay,
10 engage IN such q gaStrOnOmic feat to absorb
the chairman OF that committee, and for two
reasons: first, respect his age, and second, / am
confident that he would not agree with me- Mr..
Hay, proceeding TO summarize Mr.. Larner's state
meDts, said the latter had charged him with as
sailing his committee, although he had been one
Oh the 1rSt TO congratulate the chairman Of the
committee on the report. When the matter was be-
fore the Committee OF One Hundred, Mr.. Hay
said, he asked and other gentlemen asked for
the data to support statements made in the re-
port Several gentlemen volunteered from memory
the Information that certain things had been done
This was accepted by him and others as correct,
and he lad yotei for the report, feeling that the
committee dld right 10 bring the matter TO the at
tention OF the District Commissioners and the pub
lie. On the following day he spoke to MI. Lafner.
He was then on his way TO the District buildings,
where ar. Webb and Mr.. Wheatley showed hum
figures, aud, viewing the matter from the stand
20 from which he saw IL there, he felt that the
Committee OF One Hundred had done Injustice to
the Commissioners and had done Injustice TO them
selves lie was informed later In the week that
Mr. singleton had procured suficent data, not only
To convince committee OF one hundred, but a
comlnit!ee OF one thousand, that the Committee
had made a mistake. tie met Mr.. Weller and in
formed him that data had been prepared to show
that the committee had made a mistake. Mr. We-
Ter, with great zeal, rushed on and procured data
u show that the committee hid not made a mis-
take Because he (Mr. Hsy) had made motion to
reconsider he was accused OF asSatling the commit
Zee. In making the motion he had done Justice TO
the committee and to himself; for IL gave Opportun-
ity TO the committee To show that they were
right IL they were right aud TO correct the error
Hduc IL Ouc udu Ue-u niue. Inc COlnInILec OF
One Iiundred was one OF the best organizations Of
the kind the District had ever had They were Or
glnlzed 70 assist the District Commissioners
IN Their duties, II possible, and not 10 eng age
In open warfare with them. II the COM
mIttee does right they should be proud OF
II; If they did wrong they should correct IT.
out q this matter Mr. Larner had got what little
glory there was In IT. Referring to published
cartoon, he said hr. Larner would go down to pos
terity as a rake. He saw himself handed down To
future generations as being a rake. He said he
was not endeavoring at al 20 tread upon the cloak
on streets and avenues, with the legend emblaz-
onet on IL "Don't tread on me-"
Mr. LARNER's REPLY.
Mr.. Larner replied briefly. II he was a rake he
said, he did not think he would be a ninny The
estimates that had been sent TO the Secretary OF
the Treasury by the Commissioners proved abund-
antly the wisdom OF his committee. When they
brought, as they Intended TO- digest OF the esti-
mates before The Committee OF One Hundred, they
would see the unjust manner in which they had
been treated There was not member OF the COM
motion 10 reconsider. What they did object 10
was hts putting words IN the mouth OF the COM
lnlltee that were never uttered on the floor. The
committee thea adjourned.
COMMITTEE on THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
The following committee, TO consider the address
made by President Fendau upon his reelection
has been announced: Reginald Fendail, j. o. WILL
son, A. j. Curtis W. c. Dodge Geo. W. Dyer j. E.
Herrell, 7. ~ Lambert JAS q. Payne W. Scott
smith, JAS. g. Waters, Geo. White. Jesse b. Will
son, Simon Wolf, and W. II. A. wcrmley.
Married 1T the Age Of Thirteen,
AND NOW SEEKING A DivoRcE FROM HyR HUSBAND
AND THE CUSTODY or HER CHILD.
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